Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo
For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic ...
Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh
The largest U.S. retail-industry group on Wednesday criticized an international pact aimed at improving factory conditions in Bangladesh's garment ...
German economy returns to modest growth
The German economy managed to avoid sinking into recession during an unusually cold first quarter, but only just, official figures showed Wednesday.
Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp to cut 3,000 office jobs
Steel and elevator maker ThyssenKrupp says it will cut 3,000 of its 15,000 office jobs over the next three years to streamline the company's ...
Chains grapple with how to improve safety
While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, ...
France approves major labor reform package
France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and ...
Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts
Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the ...
Amazon workers in Germany stage strike
A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer. The ver.di union said ...
Soldier says she faced harassment over Muslim name
Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, ...
Ferrari to limit sales to boost brand exclusivity
Ferrari will limit sales of its high-performance street cars this year to protect the brand's aura of exclusivity, Chairman Luca Montezemolo said ...
Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 761
The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other ...
Diageo to replace long-serving CEO
Diageo, the world's largest distiller, said Tuesday it will replace its long-serving CEO, Paul Walsh, with Ivan Menezes, the chief operating officer.
Bangladesh garment accident death toll passes 700
Hundreds of survivors of last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh protested for compensation Tuesday, as the death ...
FIFA proposes tougher sanctions on discrimination
Teams face being thrown out of competitions or even relegated if their players, officials or fans are found guilty of racism or discrimination under ...
Shell CEO Voser to retire in 2014
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday Chief Executive Peter Voser will step down in early 2014, and the company reported lower first-quarter profits in ...
Unidentified victims of Bangladesh collapse buried
Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the ...
Lufthansa, union agree on wage increases
Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa and the union ver.di have agreed on wage increases for some 33,000 employees. German news agency dpa says ...
Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing
The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers last week put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in ...
Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse
Merina was so tired. It had been three days since the garment factory where she worked had collapsed around her, three days since she'd moved more ...
VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses
The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance ...
Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
President Francois Hollande announced on Monday a series of measures to encourage the French entrepreneurial spirit, including drastic cuts in capital ...
Spain Banco Santander CEO resigns
The chief executive of Spain's Banco Santander SA, Alfredo Saenz Abad, has resigned in the latest twist of a long-running legal battle. Saenz was ...
Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand
Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to ...
German mail workers win 5.7 pct raise over 2 years
German postal workers have won a 5.7 pay raise over two years in a deal that follows a string of short walkouts. It's one of several current disputes ...
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